vathë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *au̯aϑā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (“to dwell, abide, pass/stay the night”). Cognate to Sanskrit वास (vāsá-, “sojourn, stay, spending the night”), प्रौष्ठ (próṣṭha-, “lodging”). Alternatively from an unattested *vartë, from Proto-Albanian *wartā, close to Tocharian B wärto (“garten”), Irish fert (“grave mound”), Old English weorð (“yard”). According to Krzysztof Tomasz Witczak, it might be the source of Doric Greek ἀάνθα (aántha)

Noun

vathë m (plural vathe, definite vathi, definite plural vathet)

1. (sheep) fold, pen, cote (fenced area, in which the small cattle is herded together for the night)